Integumentary system
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| kerato | horney or cornea
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| pilo | hair
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| tricho | hair
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| onycho | nail
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| unguo | nail
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| corium | dermis, composed of collagen and elastic fibers
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| ectoderm | forms during embryonic development
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| sudoriferous gland | sweat gland
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| A sweat test is specifically performed to diagnose? | cystic fibrosis
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| induration | hardening of a tissue
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| discoid lupus erythematosis | chronic systemic disease characterized by lesions that are covered with scales "REDDISH FACIAL RASH"
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| erythema | redness of inflammation of skin. "SUN BURN"
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| ichthyosis | dry and scaly, resembling "FISH SKIN''
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| pediculosis | infestation by human lice, "PEDICULUS"
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| rhytido | wrinkle
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| xero | dry
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| -phoresis | transmission
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| ichthyo | fish
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| verruca | benign watery skin lesion (wart) with a rough surface caused by a contagious virus
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| herpes zoster | caused by reactivation of dormant chickenpox, painful blisters "SHINGLES"
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| herpes simplex virus type 1 | classic fever blisters
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| herpes simplex virus type 2 | genital herpes
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| furuncle | boil, localized suppurative infection that begins with infection of a hair follicle.
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| suppuration | production of pus
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| dermatomycosis or myco/derat/itis | superficial fungal infection "Ringworm or Tinea"
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| scabies | contagious dermatitis caused by itch mite
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| seborrhea | excess production of sebum
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| cyst | filled with fluid or semisolid material
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| nodule | solid and more than 1 cm wide and deep
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| macule | nonraised, small dark spot "FRECKLE"
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| papule | solid raised lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter "MOLE"
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| plaque | flat, dry, raised patch "DANDRUFF"
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| vesicle | small blisters containing clear fluid
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| bullae | blisters greater than 1 cm filled with clear fluid
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| pustules | small circumcised elevation of the skin containing purulent fluid
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| wheals | transient elevated and irregularly shaped lesions caused by allergic skin eruption "URTICARIA"
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| fissures | linear cracks in the skin, such as the lesions of athletes foot
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| scales | dried fragments of sloughed epidermis, "PSORIASIS"
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| ulcers | deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis
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| atrophy | thinning of the skin with loss of skin markings
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| excoriation | scratch
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| petechiae | tiny purple or red spots on skin caused by tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers
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| ecchymosis | hemorrhagic spot larger than a petechia; non elevated blue or purplish patch
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| kerat/oma | callus, flat poorly defined mass
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| sebo/rrhe/ic keratosis | consequence of aging; benign lesion that occurs anywhere on the body of older people
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| actinic keratosis | premalignant lesion; common in people with chronically sun damaged skin
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| karposi sarcoma | lesions are small, purplish brown papule s that spread throughout the skin, lymph nodes and internal organs
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| decubitus ulcers | bedsores or pressure ulcer. Sores occur from mechanical trauma and lack of adequate blood circulation
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| contusion | caused by a blow to the body; results in subcutaneous bleeding. AKA bruise
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| laceration | torn, jagged wound
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| rule of nines | formula for estimating the percentage of adult body surface covered by burns. Lund-Browder system is a more complicated system
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| cellulitis | localized bacterial invasion of subcutaneous tissue
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| onychosis | atrophy or other unhealthy condition of the nails
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| trichosis | abnormal growth or development of hair
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| dia/phoresis | excessive sweating
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| thermo/plegia | heat stroke
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| dehiscence | rupture of a wound closure or separation of a surgical incision
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| allograft | between two genetically different individuals of the same species
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| negative pressure wound therapy | vacuum assisted closure VAC. Uses suction and controlled negative pressure vacuum to remove drainage and speed wound healing
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| debridement | removal of foreign material and dead tissue
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| escharotomy | incision of constricting necrotic tissue resulting from severe burn, to relive pressure and restore blood flow
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| rhytidoplasty | surgical repair of wrinkles; face lift
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| antipruritics | agents that relieve or prevent itching
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| retinoids | treats acne; increase sloughing of epithelial cells
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| transdermal drug delivery | Skin patch, drug which is absorbed through skin and enters circulatory system
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| diathermy | generating heat to increase circulation to an inflamed area
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| ultraviolet light therapy | physical treatment in psoriasis.
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